Gabriela Revilla (born May 23, 1982) is a

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n-born American film director and producer and writer. She began her career as a talent booker within the areas of music, celebrity, sports and theater for television, live events, interactive, and film, eventually leading to casting and producing for multi-platform web initiatives and motion pictures. She is a celebrity booker in the music and celebrity talent world, with an incredibly diverse portfolio. In addition to producing,

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, and talent booking, she is also a writer with several projects currently in

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Biography

Gabby Revilla is an independent producer and the principal of Revek Entertainment. By the end of 2013, Revilla will have produced 8 titles including,

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’s Stage Fright, Caliber Media and Revek Entertainment’s Some Kind of Hate, Peter and Antonia Bogdanovich's, "Phantom Halo", and Paramount Insurge's Destination Wedding. Her company also owns GNR Casting & Talent which has cast and booked TV and multi-media projects for

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, Café Mom, GSN,

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, Rogue State, The Conlin Company, World of Wonder, etc. She has produced several films including

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's directorial debut,

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, winner of the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival. She has also produced short film projects for

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, Right of Way Films, and

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. Most recently, Gabby produced

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and Jason Blum's

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, which won the Sundance Jury Selection Short Film Award. Gabby began her career at

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where she booked artists such as

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, Jaguars, and the

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at clubs and theaters. She went on to work for

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and his critically acclaimed Broadway show, Fame Becomes Me, booking celebrity talent, including

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, and

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, for 8 shows a week during its entire duration. Gabby then moved to MTV Networks where she played key roles in booking talent for ''

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'', ''The Big Ten'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Fashionista'',

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's ''

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'', ''

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'', the

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, and more. She was also a key player in securing additional revenue for MTV's bilingual channel

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in film studio marketing dollars. During this time, CNN, featured her in their article, "Faces of the Future." In 2009, Gabby joined ''

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'' as Talent Executive for two seasons until she left to pursue film and TV endeavors in Los Angeles. She currently has several projects in development. Revilla is represented by APA. In 2014 Revilla become one of

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's FWI writers intensive fellows. Gabby's Revek Entertainment, continues to work with Top networks and industry talent on film, new media content and celebrity talent booking as a production company with a diverse portfolio.

Filmography

Producer

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(2015) // feature film
Phantom Halo
(2013 ) // feature film
Breakdown
(2013) // short film
Family Trade
(2013) // TV series, associate producer
Whiplash
(2013) // short film, line producer
Paraphobia
(2013) // feature film *

(2008) // TV special *

(2007) // TV special

Talent Executive/Booker

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(2013) // TV series *

(2009-2010) // TV series
MTV Los Premios
(2009) // TV movie *

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(2007-2009) // TV series
Karlifornia
(2008) // TV series *

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(2008) // TV special *

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(2007-2008) // TV series
Los Premios MTV
(2008) // TV movie *

(2008) // TV special *

(2006-2008) // TV series
MTV Tr3s Fashionista
(2008) // TV movie
A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave
(2008) // TV special *

(2007) // TV special
MTV Los Premios
(2007) // TV special * Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2007) TV series *

(2006) // TV special

Casting Director

Family Trade
(2013) //TV series
Karlifornia
(2008) // TV series
MTV Tr3s Fashionista
(2008) // TV movie *

(2006) // TV series – Episode #1.1

Casting Department

Destination Wedding
(2013) // feature film *

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(2012) // feature film
MTV Tr3s Fashionista
(2008) // TV movie

Writer

Breakdown
(2013) // short film

Production Manager

(2012) // feature film *

(2008) // TV special

External links

*
Revek Entertainment

Voyage LA

Deadline

Hollywood Reporter

The Wrap

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Revilla, Gabby Living people American film producers 1982 births Place of birth missing (living people)